LIMA
MODERN LIMA
Lima the traditional City of Kings was founded in 1535 by the Conquistador
Francisco Pizarro Today it is the capital of the country and the gate way to the
rest of Perú. The modernism of Lima is a mix of architectural styles, beautiful
gardens and avenues which is especially true in the Miraflores, Barranco and San
Isidro neighborhoods. Commercial districts boast excellent shops, bookstores,
art galleries, bars, clubs and restaurants and a vibrant nightlife. The mansions,
large plazas and churches of colonial Lima, along with its modern neighborhoods,
make the city an interesting study in contrasts.
COLONIAL LIMA
One of the most interesting is the Plaza mayor is the true center of the
city and home to three of the most important building of the colonial era: the
cathedral, the Palace of the Viceroys, (to day government palace known as the
Pizarro´s House) and the City Hall. The Cathedral lies in the same spot as the
original one built in 1555. It was rebuilt under the direction of the Jesuit
priest Juan Rehr after the earthquake of 1746. Its facade and interior are
austere especially the chorus seats, altar and the tomb of conqueror Francisco
Pizarro.
The Torre Tagle palace is one architectural monument leftover from colonial
times. What most stands out about this monument is its beauty. Its luxurious
vice regal architecture is reminiscent of Lima at the turn of the 18th century,
with its asymmetrical facade, stone-carved door and two Morrish-style wood
balconies gracing its second floor.
In 1991 , UNESCO declared it a World Cultural Heritage site for its colonial
architecture
THE GOLD MUSEUM OF PERU
The gold museum is one of the best museums in all of Latin America. The Gold
Museum houses one of the world´s largest private collections and showcases an
impressive display of pre-Columbian art in gold, silver and cooper creates by
innovative metalsmiths from the Paracas and Inca cultures. The museum also has a
collection of ancient firearms from all over the world.
“LARCO HERRERA MUSEUM”
Larco Herrera Museum has the largest collection of pre Columbian Peruvian
art in the world. The approximately 45,000 objects of gold, silver, ceramics,
textiles, stone, wood, etc., include one of a king items. This museum is famous
for its splendid collection of erotic ceramics and has a treasure room guarding
metal works like the only complete breastplate of Chimu chief.
PACHACAMAC
Which one was the center of oracles and religious pilgrimages over differen
periods is a splendid and vast archaeological citadel of Pachacamac, the temple
of the deity, Pachacamac, believed to be the creator of the universe and a
divinity adored by old Andean civilizations.
A sacred and ceremonial site dating back to the beginnings of
Christianity where thousands of pilgrims converged to pay tribute and consult
the Pachacamac oracle, who they believed could see the past, the future and
people's fate. The site comprises pyramidal temples and enclosures built by pre-Colombian
civilizations and by the Incas. Highlights include the Temple of Pachacamac the
Sun God shrine, and the Palace of the Chosen Women or Virgins of the Sun. At the
site museum there is an idol of the deity, Pachacamac, and was reserved for the
high priests who kept, revered and interpreted the divine oracle in the old
times.
Fortunate couldn't be seen by the profanes.
-Tours to the City, Churches, Museums And Pachacamac.
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